[ntp:questions] Re: ntpd on Windows XP

Richard B. Gilbert rgilbert88 at comcast.net
Wed Mar 23 14:55:27 UTC 2005


Kemal Oral CANSIZLAR wrote:

>Hi,
>
>"Richard B. Gilbert" <rgilbert88 at comcast.net> wrote in message 
>news:v8-dnTjl04jZYt3fRVn-iQ at comcast.com...
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>
>>Kemal Oral CANSIZLAR wrote:
>>
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>>>"Darren Dunham" <ddunham at redwood.taos.com> wrote in message 
>>>news:lKZ%d.386$FN4.287 at newssvr21.news.prodigy.com...
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>>>>Kemal Oral CANSIZLAR <ocansizlar at comcast.net> wrote:
>>>>
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>>>>
>>>>>Hello,
>>>>>
>>>>>I have a question regarding ntpd on Windows XP.
>>>>>
>>>>>I have successfully compiled and run Instsrv.exe to register ntpd as an 
>>>>>NT
>>>>>service.
>>>>>
>>>>>When service is run, even though the clock is several seconds off, it 
>>>>>does
>>>>>not initially STEP into correct time. I tried with "-g" parameter also 
>>>>>at no
>>>>>avail.
>>>>>
>>>>>          
>>>>>
>>>>How long did you wait?  Once it determines which clocks are suitable for
>>>>synchronization, it should step.  With the default settings (no iburst)
>>>>this can take 3 to 4 minutes.
>>>>
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>>>>
>>>Thanks alot, I forgot to append "burst" "iburst" commands, now it 
>>>functions as I expected.
>>>
>>>
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>>>
>>Please don't use burst!!!   iburst and only iburst is what you need.
>>
>>burst causes ntpd to send eight requests at two second intervals at each 
>>poll interval.  This places eight times the normal load on the server and 
>>is a very unfriendly thing to do!!!!
>>
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>Oh OK, I thought "iburst" was applicable when the server was unreachable 
>(although I couldnot understand the statement),
>but setting only "iburst" also seems to work fine (converge quickly as 
>possible). Thank you for the note, I wouldnot choose to abuse time services 
>unnecessarily :) So, does iburst read as "initial burst"?
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Yup!  The documentation is a little less than clear on the subject but 
iburst is used to initialize quickly while burst is a special purpose 
hack not intended for general usage.



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